56th Grand Bell Awards

56th Grand Bell Awards
56th Grand Bell Awards
	Official poster
Date	June 3, 2020
Site	Grand Walkerhill Seoul, ; Seoul, South Korea
Hosted by	Han Hye-jin ; Lee Hwi-jae
Highlights
Best Film	Parasite
Best Director	Bong Joon-ho
Best Actor	Lee Byung-hun
Best Actress	Jung Yu-mi
Most awards	Parasite (5)
Most nominations	Parasite (11)
Television coverage
Network	MBN
	← 55th; Grand Bell Awards; 58th →;

The 56th Grand Bell Awards (Korean: 대종상 영화제; RR: Daejongsang Yeonghwajae), also known as Daejong Film Awards, is determined and presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.^[1] The Grand Bell Awards were first presented in 1962 and have gained prestige as the Korean equivalent of the American Academy Awards.^[2] The ceremony was originally scheduled to be held on February 25, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] The ceremony was held on June 3, 2020.^[4]

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Lee Jang-ho, Film director (Jury President)
Kwak Young-jin, Film criticism
Kim Min-oh, Art director
Kim Byung-in, Korea Scenario Writers Association
Kim Chung-kang, Professor of Theater and Film (Hanyang University)
Kim Hyo-jeong, Film criticism
Mo Eun-young, Programmer (Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival)
Seong Seung-Taek, Cinematographer
Lee Chang-se, Department of Media and Image Production (Far East University)

The nominees for the 56th Grand Bell Awards were announced on 17 January 2020.^[5]

Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[6]

Best Film	Best Director
Parasite‡ Extreme Job House of Hummingbird Innocent Witness Forbidden Dream	Bong Joon-ho – Parasite‡ Kim Bora – House of Hummingbird Lee Byeong-heon – Extreme Job Jang Jae-hyun – Svaha: The Sixth Finger Chung Ji-young – Black Money
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Lee Byung-hun – Ashfall* as Lee Joon-pyeong*‡ Sol Kyung-gu – Birthday* as Jung Jung-il Song Kang-ho – Parasite as Kim Ki-taek Jung Woo-sung – Innocent Witness as Yang Soon-ho Han Suk-kyu – Forbidden Dream as King Sejong	*Jung Yu-mi – Kim Ji-young: Born 1982* as Kim Ji-young*‡ Kim Hyang-gi – Innocent Witness* as Yim Ji-woo Kim Hee-ae – Moonlit Winter as Yoon-hee Jeon Do-yeon – Birthday as Park Soon-nam Han Ji-min – Miss Baek as Baek Sang-ah
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Jin Seon-kyu – Extreme Job* as Ma Bong-pal*‡ Kim Sung-kyu – The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil* as Kang Kyung-ho Kang Ki-young – Crazy Romance as Byung-chul Park Myung-hoon – Parasite as Oh Geun-sae Shin Goo – Forbidden Dream as Hwang Hui	*Lee Jung-eun – Parasite* as Gook Moon-gwang*‡ Kim Sae-byuk – House of Hummingbird* as Kim Young-ji Kim So-jin – Another Child as Kim Mi-hee Yeom Hye-ran – Innocent Witness as Oh Mi-ran Lee Hanee – Extreme Job as Jang Yeon-su
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
*Jung Hae-in – Tune in for Love* as Hyun-woo*‡ Gong Myung – Extreme Job* as Kim Jae-hoon Park Hae-soo – By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture as Lee Chan-woo Ahn Ji-ho – A Boy and Sungreen as Lee Bo-hee Jang Dong-yoon – Beautiful Days as Zhen Chen	*Jeon Yeo-been – After My Death* as Young-hee*‡ Park Ji-hoo – House of Hummingbird* as Kim Eun-hee Park Se-jin – Another Child as Kim Yoon-ah Lee Jae-in – Svaha: The Sixth Finger as Lee Geum-hwa Jung Da-eun – Second Life as Sun-hee / Seul-ki
Best New Director	Best Screenplay
Kim Bora – House of Hummingbird‡ Kim Do-young – Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 Kim Yoon-seok – Another Child Kim Ui-seok – After My Death Lee Sang-geun – Exit	Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won – Parasite‡ Kim Bora – House of Hummingbird Moon Ji-won – Innocent Witness Bae Se-young – Extreme Job Jang Jae-hyun – Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Best Cinematography	Best Film Editing
Kim Young-ho – The Battle: Roar to Victory‡ Hong Kyung-pyo – Parasite Kang Kook-hyun – House of Hummingbird Kim Dong-young – The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful Lee Tae-yoon – Innocent Witness	Lee Gang-hui – Exit‡ Nam Na-yeong – Extreme Job Yang Jin-mo – Parasite Jeong Byeong-jin – Svaha: The Sixth Finger Kim Sun-min – Dark Figure of Crime
Best Art Direction	Best Lighting
Seo Seong-kyeong – Svaha: The Sixth Finger‡ Lee Ha-jun – Parasite Ryu Seong-hui – The King's Letters Jang Hee-sun – Swing Kids Cho Hwa-sung – Forbidden Dream	Jeon Young-seok – Svaha: The Sixth Finger‡ Kim Chang-ho – Parasite Cho Kyu-young – Ashfall Hwang Sun-ok – The Battle: Roar to Victory Lee Seung-hwan – Forbidden Dream
Best Costume Design	Best Music
Lee Jin-hee – The Great Battle‡ Sim Hyeon-seob – The King's Letter Kwon Yujin – Swing Kids Cho Sang-kyung – Forbidden Dream Cho Sang-kyung – A Resistance	Jung Jae-il – Parasite‡ Bang Jun-seok – Ashfall Matija Strniša – House of Hummingbird Kim Tae-seong – Svaha: The Sixth Finger Kim Jun-seok – Swing Kids
Technical Award	Best Planning
Andras Ikladi (Visual Effects) – Ashfall‡ Jung Do-ahn (Special Effects) – The Battle: Roar to Victory Son Seung-hyeon, Kim Shin-cheol (Visual Effects) – Svaha: The Sixth Finger Jin Yul-yun (Stunts) – Exit Jung Do-ahn (Visual Effects) – Exit	Lee Jong-suk – Extreme Job‡ Yoon Seo-young – Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission Kim Soon-mo – Birthday Baek Hyeon-ik – Exit Mo Il-young – Kim Ji-young: Born 1982

The following films received multiple wins:

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Films with multiple nominations
Nominations	Films
11	Parasite
8	Extreme Job
	House of Hummingbird
	Svaha: The Sixth Finger
6	Innocent Witness
6	Forbidden Dream
4	Ashfall
4	Exit
3	Another Child
	Birthday
	Kim Ji-young: Born 1982
	The Battle: Roar to Victory
	Swing Kids
2	After My Death

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Films with multiple awards
Wins	Films
5	Parasite
2	Ashfall
	Extreme Job
	Svaha: The Sixth Finger

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[1]
"Korean Film Awards, 1962-present". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
[2]
"Gwanghae sweeps Korean Oscars". The Korea Times. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
[3]
"Movie Industry Shows Signs of Depression Due To New Coronavirus, Recording Lowest Audience in 8 Years". Zapzee. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
[4]
"56th Daejong Film Awards to Take Place on June 3". KBS world. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
[5]
"[공식] '제56회 대종상 영화제' 오는 2월 25일 개최, 최종 노미네이트 작품 발표" (in Korean). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
[6]
[제56회 대종상]'기생충' 작품상 포함 5관왕 달성…이병헌·정유미 주연상(종합) [[56th Daejong Award] Achievement of 5 crowns including 'Parasite' work award... Lee Byung-Hun and Yoo-Mi Jeong starring (General)]. Herald Corporation (in Korean). June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via Naver.

[1] [1]
"Korean Film Awards, 1962-present". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-07-19.

[2] [2]
"Gwanghae sweeps Korean Oscars". The Korea Times. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

[3] [3]
"Movie Industry Shows Signs of Depression Due To New Coronavirus, Recording Lowest Audience in 8 Years". Zapzee. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

[4] [4]
"56th Daejong Film Awards to Take Place on June 3". KBS world. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2020-05-01.

[5] [5]
"[공식] '제56회 대종상 영화제' 오는 2월 25일 개최, 최종 노미네이트 작품 발표" (in Korean). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[6] [6]
[제56회 대종상]'기생충' 작품상 포함 5관왕 달성…이병헌·정유미 주연상(종합) [[56th Daejong Award] Achievement of 5 crowns including 'Parasite' work award... Lee Byung-Hun and Yoo-Mi Jeong starring (General)]. Herald Corporation (in Korean). June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via Naver.

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